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ky wonder Valued Member United States 61 Posts	Posted 12/16/2006 07:23 am a customer at the louisville gun show last week, made the comment that the marks seen on the 8 reale coin (in the bust area, obverse, bottom of left pillar, reverse) were chinese and that it was a common practice of the chinese to so mark coins that were used as trade currency in that period. anyone ever hear of this or have any thoughts on the subject? Edited by ky wonder 12/16/2006 07:27 am Report this Post to the Staff

Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 12/16/2006 07:38 am Oh yeah! I have seen many many chop marked Trade dollars, they are so common even PCGS will slab the chopped Trade dollars Edited by Bryan1315 12/16/2006 07:39 am Report this Post to the Staff
crystalk64 Pillar Of The Community 3147 Posts	Posted 12/16/2006 07:48 am Chop marks were very common in China and even though they don't appear as much to the untrained eye the marks were, in many instances, "ownership" marks. Other than the fact they were actually defacing the coin they could PROVE it was their money! Report this Post to the Staff
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